diff --git a/apps/api/src/lib/importers/github.ts b/apps/api/src/lib/importers/github.ts
index 798931d7a..7ac3ba831 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/lib/importers/github.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/lib/importers/github.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default async function ({
 			applicationId
 		});
 		await asyncExecShell(
-			`git clone -q -b ${branch} https://${url}/${repository}.git ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir} && git submodule update --init --recursive && git lfs pull && cd .. `
+			`git clone -q -b ${branch} https://${url}/${repository}.git ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir} &&  git submodule update --remote --init && git lfs pull && cd .. `
 		);
 
 	} else {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default async function ({
 			applicationId
 		});
 		await asyncExecShell(
-			`git clone -q -b ${branch} https://x-access-token:${token}@${url}/${repository}.git --config core.sshCommand="ssh -p ${customPort}" ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir} && git submodule update --init --recursive && git lfs pull && cd .. `
+			`git clone -q -b ${branch} https://x-access-token:${token}@${url}/${repository}.git --config core.sshCommand="ssh -p ${customPort}" ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir} && git submodule update --remote --init && git lfs pull && cd .. `
 		);
 	}
 	const { stdout: commit } = await asyncExecShell(`cd ${workdir}/ && git rev-parse HEAD`);
diff --git a/apps/api/src/lib/importers/gitlab.ts b/apps/api/src/lib/importers/gitlab.ts
index b1784b6b9..ee26db63d 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/lib/importers/gitlab.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/lib/importers/gitlab.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default async function ({
 	});
 
 	await asyncExecShell(
-		`git clone -q -b ${branch} git@${url}:${repository}.git --config core.sshCommand="ssh -p ${customPort} -q -i ${repodir}id.rsa -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir}/ && git submodule update --init --recursive && git lfs pull && cd .. `
+		`git clone -q -b ${branch} git@${url}:${repository}.git --config core.sshCommand="ssh -p ${customPort} -q -i ${repodir}id.rsa -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir}/ && git submodule update --remote --init && git lfs pull && cd .. `
 	);
 	const { stdout: commit } = await asyncExecShell(`cd ${workdir}/ && git rev-parse HEAD`);
 	return commit.replace('\n', '');